Police in New York and other cities are turning to a bot to imitate women selling sex to men looking to buy it. It’s a new tool in the drive to break up trafficking rings. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/opinion/ai-joins-the-campaign-against-sex-trafficking.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Tag: Police Department (NYC)
He Blames the Police for His Sister’s Death. Now He’s Bringing Her Home.
After a woman working in a Queens massage parlor fell to her death during a police raid, her brother and mother rushed to Flushing. In the months since, the brother has conducted his own investigation into the November 2017 death. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/nyregion/jane-doe-song-yang-flushing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
What’s Behind the Murder Spike in Brooklyn?
Gang violence has contributed to a sharp increase in murders in Brooklyn so far this year when compared to the same period last year. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/nyregion/murders-brooklyn-gangs-nyc.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Nonfiction: The Author Who Tased Himself to Reveal the Failures of High-Tech Policing
In “Thin Blue Lie” Matt Stroud untangles the web of law enforcement agencies, for-profit corporations and politicians that have put technology at the center of policing. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/books/review/thin-blue-lie-matt-stroud.html?partner=rss&emc=rss